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Mary bought this car last night, ................?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(44)..............................

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

In remote communities, it's important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.

 I don’t think you can do it, and………………my mother 

You must fill in this  .............. form in capital letters.

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It’s a right .......................!

She has always showed her genuine interest in lifelong learning.

 She has just bought a new bicycle, ………… she? 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions: 

If we use robots instead of humans, many people may be out of work.

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His parents think it’s time for him ............. married. 

“If I ________ and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes." _ Albert Einstein

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "People have to suffer from traffic _______ and pollution every day."

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "____ what has happened, they think she will never return."

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges. "Excuse me! Can you show me the way to Main Street?" - "________"

Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause destruction to wildlife.

In many countries, prospective university students apply for  ............... during their last year of high school.

In Los Angeles, ... is not allowed in any building.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

“You’ve eaten all the chocolate cake?” – “What of it?”

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...............are written to make people laugh. 

The Games really became a festival that impressed sports ....................

Can you make a ..................... estimate of how much our expedition in the desert may be?